Today is Z’s last day of first grade. I can’t believe she will be a second grader, the grade I … More
Category: children’s books
Book Review: A Quranic Odyssey
Author Umm Muhemmed wrote this enlightening book, A Quranic Odyssey. The book is illustrated by Azra Momin and is written for an … More
Eggs to Eggs, Smiles to Smiles…
This summer I haven’t strung my words together just so. Rather than write, I peruse blogs of mothers who have … More
12 Beautiful Things
12 Beautiful Things I’ve Enjoyed: Video: Japanese high schoolers seeing a chick hatch outside its egg. Mind boggling! Do you dream … More
“The Green Bicycle” Book Review!
Recently I got the chance to ride my bicycle again after quite some time, meaning many months. I used to … More
9 Non-Goals
Last year, I was inspired by blogger Erin Loechner, who instead of writing resolutions wrote non-goals in 2015 and 2016. Gentle ways … More
ALA’s Notable Children’s Books – 2016
I’m still learning the ways of the publishing world since I’m a first-time author. I always get a thrill of … More
Round Up: My Favorite Blogs, Books, and Podcasts!
“It’s lunchtime again – Brian’s least favorite part of the day. Another twenty l-o-n-g minutes of kids talking and laughing … More
Reassuring Weight
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh!” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just … More
Rosy Warmth
I’ve been reading lots of chapter books lately. Classics and New books and books on book lists and books full … More